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Sep 4, 2023 · Little Richard: I Am Everything focuses on the star's roots in — and struggle with — his connection to queer culture. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's a masterpiece.
- Eric Deggans
Apr 17, 2023 · A wearer of eyeliner who variously described himself as gay or omnisexual over the years, he built upon a preexisting queer lineage. When Richard’s father threw him out of his Macon,...
Sep 12, 2023 · From the bawdy roots of his hit song, "Tutti Frutti," to teaching Mick Jagger how to work a crowd, Little Richard's impact spans generations.
Little Richard is a 2000 biographical NBC television film written by Bill Kerby and Daniel Taplitz and directed by Robert Townsend.Based on the 1984 book, Quasar of Rock: The Life and Times of Little Richard, it chronicles the rise of American musical icon Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia to achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and his ...
- Biography , Drama
Apr 18, 2023 · Little Richard: I Am Everything, which is co-produced by Rolling Stone, embodies everything we love about Richard. It’s a brisk and informative romp that feels as intimate and edgy as an...
- Will Dukes
Sep 3, 2023 · The late rock and roll legend struggled with being a queer Black man in the Jim Crow era South and failed to earn the recognition he believed he deserved as one of the architects of the music genre...
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Apr 19, 2023 · Little Richard was making music that broke down the walls of segregation and celebrated sex, all kinds of sex. Take his early hit “Tutti Frutti,” with its memorable call of “wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom.”
